Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Dorian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dorian
Dorian Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. He brings three years of counseling experience and a long history of social services work to his therapy. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
He also supports those facing trauma, depression, grief, and life changes. Before moving into personal counseling, he spent many years in social services serving communities around Houston. That background shaped his practical approach to helping people through hard moments.
Background and approach
He often draws on real-world experience when talking through next steps with clients. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. He uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and choose values-based actions.
Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy influence how he helps people understand patterns in close relationships. He also offers perspectives informed by faith when clients want to include biblical teachings in their work. That option is available but not required.
Dorian works with adults on issues like parenting stress, caregiver fatigue, career transitions, and coping with chronic conditions. Conversations in sessions are practical and paced to each person. He helps people build small, concrete skills for managing mood, sleep, and interpersonal conflict.
For people troubled by anger, he focuses on techniques to recognize triggers and shift responses. Clients who choose to work with him can expect a collaborative process that balances short-term goals with deeper relational work.
What Dorian works with
Everything Dorian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dorian's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dorian lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, anger, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and helps people change patterns that cause conflict or distance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions in close relationships and helps partners or individuals create clearer emotional responses and stronger connection.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Dorian will work with clients to identify which methods fit their needs and goals. He often combines elements from different approaches so the plan matches what someone wants to change and how they prefer to work.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and relationship work. Phone sessions can be easier when movement or lower bandwidth is needed. Chat and text are handy for shorter check-ins, coaching touches, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
Questions people ask about Dorian
What kinds of problems does Dorian address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns like sleep and self-esteem.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with a focus on clear steps. He blends values work, attachment ideas, and emotion-focused approaches to solve current problems and improve relationships.
What is his background in counseling?
He has three years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and many prior years working in social services around Houston, which shaped his hands-on approach.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in mind.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and he also accepts international clients who speak English.
What session formats are available?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.